mopey

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mopey

/ˈməʊpɪ/ UK
/ˈməʊpi/ British, Southern, Standard
/ˈmoʊpi/ Multicultural London English
/ˈmoːpi/ Multicultural London English
/ˈmoʊpi/ US

Rhymes with -əʊpi

adjective mopier · mopiest · mopy

Given to moping; in a depressed condition, low in spirits; lackadaisical. [T]hat is partly owing . . . to young Alexis having been desultory and mopy of late—not taking the interest in his music he did.
Similar: listless, unhappy, adiaphroistic, apathetic, apathistical, blasé, blithe, deaf, cool, shiftless, dispassionate, dull

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Español	sombrío, deprimido, lamentoso, llorisqueante

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@misc{mopey_2026,
  title = {mopey},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mopey},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}